Blog Budget and Taxes Inclusive Economy for Immigrants Supreme Court To Hear Arguments on Fate of DACA Program November 12, 2019 / May 19, 2020 by Stephanie Angel The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program was established in 2012 and granted some undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children temporary relief from deportation. Since its inception, DACA has provided relief to approximately 21,110 individuals who have made a home and built a life in Georgia, contributing to our communities as […] Read more » Budget Budget & Taxes daca immigration tax cuts
Blog Budget and Taxes Daniel Kanso, PhD 2020 Revenue Collections Fall Short of State’s Estimates October 18, 2019 / May 19, 2020 by Daniel Kanso, PhD Based on the first quarter of the 2020 fiscal year, which began July 1, the state of Georgia faces mounting shortfalls in both income tax and sales tax collections, which make up nearly 80 percent of funding needed to operate our state government. Under the budget enacted earlier this year, Georgia’s general fund revenue estimate […] Read more » Budget Budget & Taxes tax cuts
Blog Budget and Taxes Featured Georgia Lawmakers Weigh Deep Budget Cuts, Possible Second Tax Cut Against Key Priorities September 23, 2019 / January 14, 2020 by Alex Welch Last month, Gov. Brian Kemp directed most Georgia agencies to cut state spending, marking the first call for mandatory budget cuts since the Great Recession. If the governor recommends all of the cuts proposed by agency leaders, lawmakers will be asked to consider $530 million in spending cuts while they also consider a reduction to […] Read more » Budget Budget & Taxes tax cuts
GBPI In The News To keep growing the economy, Georgia leaders must protect our state’s main source of funding September 10, 2019 / March 26, 2020 by Alex Welch Next year, lawmakers will consider legislation that could threaten Georgia’s ability to remain economically competitive by significantly weakening the state’s main source of funding. This vote comes at a time when Georgia faces both a cloudy economic forecast and critical needs statewide, while state agencies are being asked to slash budgets over the next two […] Read more » State Budget State Taxes Taifa Smith Butler tax cuts
Budget and Taxes Daniel Kanso, PhD Reports Adding Up the Fiscal Notes: Sine Die 2019 April 10, 2019 / October 13, 2026 by Daniel Kanso, PhD Download PDF During the 2019 legislative session, the Georgia General Assembly approved 28 tax bills. Lawmakers will wait until next year to consider the legislature’s most ambitious tax proposals that include significant tax breaks and new revenues to support Georgia’s growing economy. Georgia’s constitution requires any measure that raises state revenue to originate in the […] Read more » Adding Up the Fiscal Notes Budget & Taxes danny kanso Income Tax State Budget tax cuts
Budget and Taxes Daniel Kanso, PhD Reports Adding Up the Fiscal Notes: Crossover Day 2019 March 13, 2019 / October 13, 2026 by Daniel Kanso, PhD Download PDF The Georgia General Assembly approved 16 major tax bills between January and “Crossover Day,” the deadline for legislation to clear at least one chamber to be eligible for final passage this legislative session. Georgia’s constitution requires any measures raising revenue must originate in the House of Representatives. Now the Senate will consider 14 […] Read more » Adding Up the Fiscal Notes Budget & Taxes danny kanso Income Tax State Budget tax cuts
Blog Claire Suggs K-12 Education Time for Lawmakers to Choose Students Over Tax Cuts February 26, 2018 / January 14, 2020 by Claire Suggs Lawmakers are racing to pass a risky tax package that drains $1.4 billion a year from the state treasury once fully implemented. A better choice is to hit the pause button and send school districts the full amount of money the state’s own K-12 funding formula calculates they should get. The General Assembly is underfunding […] Read more » Budget Budget & Taxes Education education-funding funding-formula HB 918 K-12 public-schools tax cuts
Budget and Taxes Reports Wesley Tharpe Lawmakers Might Come to Regret Georgia’s Risky Tax Plan February 22, 2018 / January 14, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe | 1 Comment on Lawmakers Might Come to Regret Georgia’s Risky Tax Plan Bill Analysis: House Bill 918 Substitute (LC 34 5383-ECS); Feb. 22, 2018 Georgia leaders are now rushing a massive tax package through the state’s General Assembly with limited debate and without a clear tally of the plan’s true cost. Gov. Nathan Deal and legislative leaders introduced a revised tax package Feb. 20, 2018, designed to […] Read more » Budget & Taxes general-assembly Gov. Nathan Deal HB 918 Income Tax State Budget State Taxes tax cuts taxes
Blog Budget and Taxes Higher Education Wesley Tharpe Five Things Georgians Should Know About This Week’s Federal Tax Vote November 28, 2017 / January 14, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe The U.S. Senate is set to vote as soon as this Thursday on a major tax package that poses serious risks to regular Georgia families and the state’s future prosperity. Bottom line, like its House counterpart, the current plan includes a massive corporate tax cut, a big new loophole for wealthy investors, a dramatic expansion […] Read more » Budget & Taxes health Higher Education State Taxes tax breaks tax cuts Wesley Tharpe
Blog Budget and Taxes Wesley Tharpe Middle-Class Georgians an Afterthought in Federal Tax Proposal October 6, 2017 / January 14, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe Lawmakers in our nation’s capital are set to consider a sweeping package of tax changes that appears to mostly overlook families struggling to make ends meet, both nationwide and here in Georgia. A new nonpartisan analysis of the initial tax plan released by Congressional leaders and the Trump Administration reveals the bulk of potential benefits […] Read more » Budget & Taxes middle class tax cuts tax reform Taxpayers
